Distillation of oil.



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, To all whom 'it may concern."

Be it known that I, SAMUEL M. UHERBER, a. citizen of the `United States,residin at lnza, in the county ofBuchenan and )state 'iii of Missouri,have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Distillation of Oil;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, suchas will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to ineke and use the same.

My invention relates to thedistillation ofu oil or other substances andmore particularly Vto a distilliug apparatus and my object among othersis to provide a `retort presenting a maximum heating surface for the comtents, `and with this and other objects in view, I neoumlount rmy retortthat it may be readily rotated continuously or. intermittenti esdesired, whereby the heating units will e vcontinuously distributedthroughout the entire surface;

. With the foregoing and other 4objects in l view, I desire to callattention to the eccompenying drawings which are made e part of thisapplication-'aud in which, i

Figure 1 is e longitudinal central sectional view of' my retort completeready for'use.

Fig. 2 is a central transverse sectional Vle of my invention.

' y For convenience of reference to the vari- ,ous details of myinventionand cooperating accessories, numerals will be employed, thesame numeral applying to a corresponding part throughout the severalviews.

In materializing my invention, I provid a suitable support 1 of anydesired character and upon which I erect the housing 2 and withinA seidhousing, thus or otherwiseformed, I rotatably mount my heating chamberorretort 3, preferably 'of cylindrical forni'and mounted horizontally asshown, To each end section 4 ofthe cylindrical body or retort 3, Isecure in any desired manner the supporting trunnions 5, which, as willbe observed, are hollow or tubular'in form and mounted upon suitablebearings' 6 placed in a contiguous part of the housing 2 'and saidtrunnions being'rigidlysecured to the end section Liq'rotate with theretort as will be hereinafter fully set forth.

It will be observed that the inner'ends 7 of the hollow trunnions 5 areflared in order to more reliably directfthe heavier portions ofdistillation into the distributerwhich, as will be observed, is' atrough like member 8V Specification oi' Letters Patent.

Patented May`22, 1917.

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suspendednpon the pipe by suitable brackets or arms 8 as will be clearlyapparent.

Extending through the hollow trunnions i 5 and concentrically therewith,I dispose the feed pipe Q which, within the retort, is

provided with a pair of downwardly extend-- ingl arms oi-branches 10,one -at each end of the retort, andfconnected with the perforateddelivery pipe section` proper 1l, whereby the o1l,or' other substance,to be treated muy be delivered at will directlyinto the bottom f of theretort or on eithei'side of the bottom as desired.

Atthe outer i' of each of the hollow trunnious, I prf i sriteble form ofstu ingbox 12 wher y the gaseous substances will-be prevented fromescaping and at the same time permitting the delivery pipe 9 to beturned at will, by-moving the perforated delivery pipe to any desiredpoint by means Y of the controlling lever 13 coperating with Vthe'ratchet and detent mechanism 1li disposed upon the bracket 15 or saidlever will be controlled by any suitablel device. By.

saidv means or the equivalent thereof it is obvious that the deliveryIor feed pipe 9 may be freely turned Vso esito dispose the perfo-r rateddischarging pipe section directly in the bottom of the retort as stated,or et either side thereof, as may be deemed desirable, this movement orchange of the position of the perforated delivery pipe 11 beingindiceted by dotted lines in Fig.' 2.

I also provide the hollow trunnions 55 with a plurality of openings 16whereby the gase-` ous products of distillation may freely escape intothe chambers 17 through'the convcyer pipes 18, as clearly shown in Fig.1 of ,the drawings.`

entire surface, the products of combustion.

being permitted to escape through the? vent o ening 22 oi:equivalent'means. Anysitl" a le source ofheat may bentilized, though of'tank 32 from whence the lighter and preferably I employ a suitablegas'burner 23 which ma consist of one oi" a plurality', of perforatedelivery pipes as shown in Eig. 2, the said burners or delivery pipesbem located beneath any suitable form of ba e plate 24, as of clay orthe like, whereby the flame will not impinge directly `upon the outersurface of the retort, inasmuch as the said baille plate" will tend tomore evenly distribute the intensity of the heat and prevent theconcentration thereof upon only on`e part of such surface as will beobvious.

- In order to render easy access tio theinterior of my retort, I providea suitable man hole 25 and at a proper point in the end wall of thehousing 2 I provide acorrespondingf opening 26 and asuitable closure 27therefor,l whereby my retort 'may be readily cleansed of accumulated orincrustcd pro ucts of distillation, which will in time be-i come verysecurely fixed in the inner sury face of the retort. Obviously thegaseous products of distillation will lpass from the chamber 17 andthrough the delivery pipes 27 and 28 into any suitable form of con'-denser 29, it being understood that prtzper controlling valves 30 and 31Vare provide at suitable points.

In like' manner, the contents of the condenser are delivered into anysuitable form heavier products may be withdrawn through the pipesections 33 and 34 respectively.

I desire it to be understood that my invention in'thus roviding arotating retort may be material-ized in various ways, as for instance,the said retort may be wholly supported upon the end bearin provided forthe hollow trunnions,I or a suitable track way 35 may be located ateither or both ends of the retort and a continuous track or collar 36secured to lthe end of the retort whereby said track or collar willrestdirectly upon Y a plurality of rollers or wheels 37 or equivalentanti-friction devices, thus enabling the retort to be easily turned ineither direction at will. l

Obviously in the distilling process, the gaseousl substances will passupward through the hollow trunnions and the opening. 16

' therein and thence through the chambers 17 and pipes leading to thecondenser or worm 29, while the heavier products carried by the gaseoussubstances will drain downward from the chambers 17 thence into thehollow trunnions and be delivered by the inner flared ends thereof intothe perforated trough like member 8, the object of the perforation insaid trough like distributer being toinsure that such condensationproducts will be uniformly distributed' over the hollow of the retort.

It will be understood that in carrying" out my improved process il.,.iation, wherein I employliine as agent, as fully -may be intermittentlyrotated or 'United States No. 1,111,580, there is a tendency bf r thelime and the residuum of 'the oil t6" ecome 'caked or i'ncrusted at thebottom of the retort or directly over the flame and obviouslybypartially rotatingvthe retort after incrustation has been formed in thelower portion thereof, I am thus enabled to present an entirely cleansurface of' the retort for the action of the heat, thus presenting anew, clean section, free from incrustation of carbon or other residuumand consequently by this plan of rotation, 'or partial rotation of theretort, I' practically multiply the capacity of m retort six or eightfold. I may at times d it desirable to continuously rotate the retort,though it partially turned so as to present a clean or umncrustedsurface to the action of the heat, all of which will be clearly apparentand Within the choice of the operator.

It will be understood that the oil or other substance to be 'treated maybe introduced into the retort'through the feed pipe 9 and that said pipemay also be utilized to introduce steam or air into the retort, or thethe said feed pipe may be employed solely `for the introduction of steamor air and other suitable means may be provided for the introduction ofthe oil as may be deemed` most desirable.

It is furthermore obvious that a plurality of my rotatable retorts maybe provided and all' processes connected with the same source of powerso' that they may be continuously or intermittently rotated4 as may bedeemed,

Having thus fully described my inventionA what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. In a distilling appliance, the` herein de-v j scribed rotatableretort consisting of the cylindrical body proper having hollowtrunnions, provide with a suitable support and bearings therefor;separating domes; a pipe connection between each dome and one of saidhollow trunnions, said'trunnions and bearings having registeringapertures to communicate with 'said pipe connections; a; i housing forthe retort; means to rotate the retort, and additional means tointroduce into'the retort the substance to betreated and permit thegaseous products to escape therefrom,

2. The herein described distilling appliance consisting of a suitablehousing; a retort within said housing and supported by hollow trunnions,bearings in -a' contiguous part of the housing for said trunnions,

means to rotate said retort, inwardly directed extensions of said hollowtrunnions provided with a flared terminal, a feed pipe mounted withinthe hollow trunnions and extending throughout the retort, a controllinghandle foithe free protruding endl of said feed pipe; a perforatedVtrough like member supported upon said feed pipe within the retortwhereby said trough like meinber will receive at each end the liquefiedheavier distillates.

3. In a distilling appliance,a retort having separator-y domes; means torotatably mount the retort; a condenser; pipe connections between theretort, the condenser and the separatory domes, Said pipe connectionsbeing adapted to introduce oil into the retort and permit the gaseousproducts of distillation to pass freely into said domes and the heavierparticles carried into the dome to return to the retort, and suitablemeans to freely rotate the retort in'either direction.

v 4. In a distillation apl'iaratus; a rotatable ,I 'etort; means tooperatively mount the same in position; suitable means to apply heat totheretort; hollow trunnions extending from each' end of the retort;domes for receiving the products of distillation; suitable connectionsbetween the retortand said domes whereby thelighter products ofdistillation will pass out of the upper portions of the denies and theheavier particles will be again returned to the retort.

5. In a distillation apparatus; a rotatable retort; a suitable housingtherefor; Ineans to supply the desired degree of. heat; means to rotatethe retort; means tol independently introduce oil and steam into theretort; receivingr domes for the products of distillation and pipeconnections for said domes adapted to deliver at any desired 'point thefinished products of distillation and return to the retort allunfinished products.

- i 6. In a distillation apparatusga rotatable 45 4retort; a housingtherefor; a fuel combusof distillation back into the retort; `a con-v 00denser and suitable means to deliver` the finished products ofdistillation from the domes into the condenser. y;

In testimony whereof `I have signed my name to this sl'iecification inthe presence of 55 two subscribing witnesses.

l SAMUEL M. HERBER.

lWitnesses lV. T. Frrz GERALD, A. Tosu, Jr.

